Mobile Payments

Mobile Payments
MassDOT and PayByCar Launch Pay-by-Text Gas Payments
December 13, 2021

Mobile payments platform PayByCar, Inc. on Monday (Dec. 13) teamed up with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on a text-based initiative that will alert members to low-touch fuel payments across the state through the Driven by E-ZPass program. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Worldline and Joom Join Forces to Offer More Payment Choices in Russia
December 09, 2021

European payments and transaction platform Worldline has joined forces with eCommerce marketplace and shopping app Joom to expand payment offerings in Russia, according to a Thursday (Dec. 9) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Tencent’s WeChat Pay Envisions Future Where Payment Options are the Norm
December 02, 2021

China’s crackdown on technology companies that offer payment services had the unintended side effect of opening the lines of communication between competitors like Alibaba and Tencent, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Clickatell to Demo Chat Commerce Platform
October 13, 2021

Mobile communications commerce company Clickatell will offer demonstrations of new payment capabilities through its Chat Commerce Platform at the Money 20/20 convention in Las Vegas, Oct. 24-27, according to a press release the company issued on Wednesday (Oct. 13).  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
October 04, 2021

Alipay and WeChat Pay are giving state-owned bank card clearinghouse UnionPay even more access to their mobile payment ecosystems as China continues to push Big Tech companies to become more transparent in their operations, the South China Morning Post reported Monday (Oct. 4).  Get the...

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FTNI Helps VIP Beverage Distributors Add Mobile Payments 
September 30, 2021

FinTech Financial Transmission Network, Inc. (FTNI) on Thursday (Sept. 30) announced that beverage-focused tech platform Vermont Information Processing (VIP) will use its ETran Mobile payment services to power VIPPAY, its mobile payment offering for brewers, distributors, wineries and soft drink bottlers.  Get the Full Story...

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55% of Consumers Who Buy Groceries Online Use Mobile Devices
September 28, 2021

The pandemic has brought all manner of in-store commerce to digital channels – including what used to be routine, brick-and-mortar visits to grocery stores. In the Omni Grocery report: What Consumers Expect from their Grocery Shopping Experiences, a collaboration between ACI Worldwide and PYMNTS, surveys...

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UK’s PawaPay, Fresh With $9M Seed Funding, Eyes Africa Expansion
September 07, 2021

Like many founders in the African mobile money space, PawaPay CEO Nikolai Barnwell sees endless opportunities for growth as people increasingly embrace mobile money as a safer and more efficient alternative to cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Prior Mobile Order-Ahead Provider Ranking Ties Smashed As New Rivalries Arise
July 14, 2021

“What goes up…” and all that. Even PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps obeys Newtonian physics, reflecting the nature of all things in the natural (or digital) worlds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...